Born 1915 (age 73) · Tokyo, Japan
Appears in 303 titles

Taiji Tonoyama (殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji, 1915–1989) was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.

Filmography

In the Realm of the Senses
6.6
In the Realm of the Senses
1976
as Old Beggar
Onibaba
7.7
Onibaba
1964
as Ushi
Good Morning
7.7
Good Morning
1959
as Pushy Man
Drunken Angel
7.6
Drunken Angel
1948
as Shop Proprietor
Kuroneko
7.4
Kuroneko
1968
as Farmer
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Teruyan
Hachiko
7.8
Hachiko
1987
as Hashimoto
Vengeance Is Mine
7.6
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Tanejiro Shibata
The Naked Island
8.0
The Naked Island
1960
as Senta
Empire of Passion
6.9
Empire of Passion
1978
as Toichiro
Black Rain
7.6
Black Rain
1989
as Old Priest
Sex and Fury
6.1
Sex and Fury
1973
as Tokuzô Kasai
Gate of Hell
7.1
Gate of Hell
1953
as Kakisuke
Scandal
6.9
Scandal
1950
as Aoye's friend
Fruits of Passion
5.3
Fruits of Passion
1981
as Customer
The Insect Woman
7.2
The Insect Woman
1963
as Foreman
Profound Desires of the Gods
Pigs and Battleships
7.1
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Chen
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
7.2
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Photographer